Zoë Kravitz for the Library October 29, 2018 – Posted in: graphic design, Libraries, posters

The American Library Association has released it latest Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for its ilovelibraries initiative. The new READ® poster and video features Zoë Kravitz and combines Kravitz’s library love with the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in which she stars. The poster features Kravitz in her character Leta Lestrange and the video is part film trailer and part Kravitz sharing her thoughts on the magic of books.

Opposites attract in new print ad campaign from Ford October 16, 2018 – Posted in: graphic design

Dual-zone is the new print ad campaign Ford just unleashed in Chile. Created by JWT the campaign is designed to promote the dual-zone climate control feature offered in their vehicles. The tag-line – The Same Place. Different temperature. Wow! via Ads of the World

Happy New Calendar! A Sampling of Calendars at the DPLA January 11, 2015 – Posted in: Content, graphic design, In the Stacks, Libraries, Special Collections

Now that we have our new calendar in place to help track the year ahead let’s have a look back at some of the thousands of calendars available for your perusal at the Digital Public Library of America, DPLA. Derived from the Latin word kalendae, which was the name of the first day of every month, there are as many varieties of calendars as there are days of the month. From a 12th century Book of Hours to…

And a happy new year…Holiday Cards by Poets December 31, 2014 – Posted in: book arts, Content, Exhibits, graphic design, In the Stacks, Special Collections

Postcard by Alice Notley. Photograph: Courtesy of Raymond Danowski Poetry Library, MARBL, Emory University As the 2104 holiday season wraps up let’s finish the year with a look at how some of our most beloved poets shared the holiday love. Winter Wedding: Holiday Cards by Poets currently on view at Poet’s House features over 40 works by poets who included creative correspondence as a component of their offerings. “Holiday cards, valentines, birthday greetings, rare…

Dick Bruna: A sampling of covers December 9, 2014 – Posted in: book design, Content, graphic design, Illustration

He is best known for creating Miffy, the world’s most famous rabbit. Yes, that’s right, the world’s most famous rabbit, Not Peter, not Roger… Miffy. He has published over 200 Miffy books to date with almost 90 million sold. The Miffy brand rakes in over $150 million a year. But Miffy is just a slice of the Dick Bruna pie. Bruna is also a titan of Dutch modernist graphic design and has designed and illustrated over 2,000 book covers!…

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